Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 9, 1930
Place of Birth:
Laindon, Essex, England, UK
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Joan Sims
Biography
Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Betty |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? | Self - Interviewee /Various Characters |
| 1996 | Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams | (Archive footage) |
| 1996 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Umney |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice) |
| 1993 | Tender Loving Care | Daisy Potter |
| 1993 | One Foot in the Algarve | Lady on Plane |
| 1991 | Morrissey - Hulmerist | Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board |
| 1990 | The Fool | Lady Daphne |
| 1988 | An Audience With Victoria Wood | Self |
| 1986 | Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet | Queen Katryca |
| 1985 | The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio | Self |
| 1985 | Deceptions | Mrs. Thirkell |
| 1984 | Hay Fever | Clara |
| 1978 | Carry On Emmannuelle | Mrs. Dangle |
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Various Characters |
| 1976 | Carry On England | Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Emily |
| 1975 | Carry On Behind | Daphne Barnes |
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins | Fanny Pratt |
| 1974 | Carry On Dick | Madame Desirée |
| 1973 | Carry On Girls | Connie Philpotts |
| 1973 | Carry on Christmas | Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden. |
| 1973 | Not Now Darling | Miss Tipdale |
| 1973 | The Cobblers of Umbridge | Lilian Beverly |
| 1973 | Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | Birdie |
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Mrs. Tidey |
| 1972 | Carry On Abroad | Cora Flange |
| 1972 | The Alf Garnett Saga | Gran |
| 1972 | Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) | |
| 1971 | Carry On Henry | Queen Marie |
| 1971 | A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Cratchit (voice) |
| 1971 | Carry On at Your Convenience | Chloë Moore |
| 1971 | The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | Policewoman (segment "Avarice") |
| 1970 | Carry On Loving | Esme Crowfoot |
| 1970 | Carry On Up the Jungle | Lady Evelyn Bagley |
| 1970 | Doctor in Trouble | Russian Captain |
| 1969 | Carry On Again Doctor | Ellen Moore |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Joan Fussey |
| 1968 | Carry On Up the Khyber | Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Chloë Gibson |
| 1967 | Carry On Follow That Camel | Zig-Zig |
| 1966 | Carry On Screaming! | Emily Bung |
| 1966 | Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | Désirée Dubarry |
| 1966 | Doctor in Clover | Matron Sweet |
| 1965 | Carry On Cowboy | Belle Armitage |
| 1965 | The Big Job | Mildred Gamely |
| 1965 | San Ferry Ann | Mum |
| 1964 | Carry On Cleo | Calpurnia |
| 1964 | Strictly for the Birds | Peggy Bennett |
| 1963 | The Iron Maiden | Nellie Trotter |
| 1963 | Nurse on Wheels | Deborah Walcott |
| 1962 | Twice Round the Daffodils | Harriet Halfpenny |
| 1962 | A Pair of Briefs | Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado) |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Lily Duveen |
| 1961 | No, My Darling Daughter | Miss PacPherson, a typist |
| 1961 | His and Hers | Hortense |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Colette |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Dawn |
| 1960 | Watch Your Stern | Ann Foster |
| 1959 | Carry On Teacher | Sarah Allcock |
| 1959 | Please Turn Over | Beryl |
| 1959 | Carry On Nurse | Student Nurse Stella Dawson |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table | Maude Pritchett |
| 1959 | Life In Emergency Ward 10 | Mrs. Pryor |
| 1959 | Upstairs and Downstairs | Blodwen |
| 1958 | Davy | Tea Lady |
| 1958 | Passport to Shame | Miriam |
| 1957 | Just My Luck | Phoebe |
| 1957 | The Naked Truth | Ethel Ransom |
| 1957 | Carry On Admiral | Mary |
| 1957 | No Time for Tears | Sister O'Malley |
| 1956 | Lost | Ice Cream Seller in the Park |
| 1956 | Dry Rot | Beth Barton |
| 1956 | The Silken Affair | Lady Barber |
| 1956 | Stars in Your Eyes | Walter’s Secretary |
| 1955 | Doctor at Sea | Wendy Thomas |
| 1955 | As Long as They're Happy | Linda |
| 1954 | Doctor in the House | Rigor Mortis |
| 1954 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | Hilda Tebbitt |
| 1954 | The Young Lovers | Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Miss Dawn |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a Son | Telephone Operator |
| 1954 | What Every Woman Wants | Dolly Winch |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. Lucifer | Fairy Queen |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? | Beryl |
| 1953 | The Square Ring | Bunty |
| 1953 | Colonel March Investigates | Marjorie Dawson |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Edna |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spark | Aunt Hattie |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Adele McCarthy |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky | Harriet Coverly |
| 1994 | Smokescreen | Mrs. Nash |
| 1992 | As Time Goes By | Madge |
| 1990 | On the Up | |
| 1989 | Victoria Wood | Susan |
| 1985 | Super Gran | Cat Burglar |
| 1985 | Deceptions | Mrs. Thirkell |
| 1984 | Cockles | Gloria du Bois |
| 1980 | Lady Killers | 'Belle' Elmore (voice) |
| 1979 | Dick Turpin | Countess of Durham |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge | Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton |
| 1978 | Born And Bred | |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | |
| 1973 | Seven of One | |
| 1973 | Men Of Affairs | |
| 1972 | Sykes | Madge Kettlewell |
| 1971 | Six Dates with Barker | |
| 1970 | The Goodies | |
| 1970 | The Goodies | Delia Capone |
| 1970 | The Goodies | Matron |
| 1969 | In Loving Memory | |
| 1969 | Carry On Christmas Specials | |
| 1968 | Cilla | Self |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | |
| 1967 | Before The Fringe | |
| 1966 | Till Death Us Do Part | |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Katryca |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show | |
| 1963 | The Stanley Baxter Show | |
| 1962 | Dial RIX | |
| 1960 | Our House | |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Abigail |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Marjorie Dawson |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Nell |